Electrical display sign



Sept. 25, 1951 C. M. KATSETOS ELECTRICAL DISPLAY SIGN Filed Aug. 7, 1947INVENTOR.

MAW 95m Patented Sept. 25, 1951 U'NIT ED STATES PA IENT O-F- -I -ICE2,569; 130 ELECTRICAL DISPLAY SIGN Christos M. Ka'tsetos, Cincinnati,Ohio; "assignor "to" The OhiW-AdveftisingDisplay Company,- a.

-corporationof Ohio Application August 7, 1947'; sri'alNoTvtmis .1 2Figure '1 is airont 'elevational"Viewshowing -'an electrical displayconstructed in "accordancewith "the presentinvention.

" Figure 2 is a'sectionalviewtakeri 'along the' line display abovethe'cashregister andto illuminate 2--2"in Figure 1.

" thecashregister.

It been a'princ'ipal objective of the present ihvehtibnto provide ane1ectriea1 display in which a single illuminating lamp"or' fixtureOperates 7 Figure 3'='is" a"'fragmentary' 'fr'ont elevaino'nal'yiewfp'artly broken 'away and irf'section showing "an end ofthe lampand display mounting.

* Figure 4 is a"' s'chematic view showing a cash ljc'ithi to illuminatethe front of a c'ash register" register 'on""v'vhich 'is' mounted anelectrical disd' 'to illuminate" a"- deco'rative sign above the sliregister.

--A further 'objeetiveo'fthe invention has been to "rowl ide' aneas'ilyand "simply 'constructed' dewhich illuminates the ca'sh' fegister.

Turtl'ierob'jtivebf'the pres'ent invention has 5 een 'to provide anelectrical' display in 'which a iii'gle' la mp serves a triple functionof *lighting bdth a lay sign and also-hluniihating a 'c'ash r'egi'ster.

3 Briefly; the electrical display of the-present inention includes anelectrically operated light or rame-mounted above and in' rrent'er thecash 'playconstructed accordance with" this invention.

"-As" illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 'the-electrical V display includesa' bracket 1 0' which 'ispreferably our'itab1edisp1ay for u'se with acash "register of c-shape having a forward lower lip 'H'which fits"about the 'fi'ont 'of the top"of' a"cash--register I 2 (Figure 4) orother'device on which the display "is to he mounted and thumbscrew 13"(Figure '2) which may"be tightened towardthe 'lip II to atpermanent"andan interchangeable 'dis- 'tach'theO-shapedbracketll] to'thecashregister.

"Above'the" c shapedbracket' lfl -is'mounted a E flat vertical metaI-cross member "or "panel l4 'whichi's attached to the bracket 10 by meansof a -='foot-i 6. A machine screw 11 serves to attach the register orother article to be illunii-riatedbythe- -foot i6 tothebracket H]. Anupper lip'lflprojects lamp.--Above the lamp i's -niounted a transparentsheet, the edge of which is illuminated by the lamp. Appropriate'indiciamaybe indented in -br onthe sheet for catching the'rays'of "the lamp.

Y upwardly from the forward-end of the bracket "I 0.

- The crossmemberi 4; is spaced -backwardly from "the lip "I B a'r's'ortdistance-to"accommodate a "sign card -19a'nd hold the"card'l9'frictionally-against A bracket supports the lamp above the cash the'cros's-membenll. Thecross' member '1 hand register-and'thatpartof thebracket which is between the lamp and the top of the cash register formsan illuminated space for an interchangeable" display 'card'of lesspermanency than the its foot l6 are elastic and slightly yielda'blesothatthe crossme'mber I and foot I 6'can"*b' bent 'away from theupper-lip 18" to permit insertion "of the card "19. When released, thecross memably employed" although an" elongated incandescentlampmaybeused as the's'ource of'light rays.

The preferred embodiment of the" invention provides a'mounting'ab'oye'acash regi'stef'for a againstthe'lip 18. The cross member 14 acts'as abacking member for the card 19 and'exte'nds lengthwise'of thesignas-sh'own in Figures land 3.

The"upper portioiroif the crossmemb'er' 14 expair of signs, one of whichis of a permanent id-tends forwardly-and upwardlyasshownat 20=in natureand one which is readily interchangeable. A single lamp illuminates bothsigns, the permanent sign b means of light transmitted through the edgeof the transparent material of Figure 2, and lugs 2| are afiixed theretoat intervals along the length of the cross member.

Attached to the lugs 2| is a hood or lamp shade 22 of approximatelyU-shape 'which fits about a the sign, the interchangeable sign directly.Morefluorescent lighting fixture 23 to shade the fixover, the same lampfurther serves to illuminate the cash register. Thus, both a permanentand a temporary sign are provided for a cash register, both illuminatedby a lamp which further lights the front of the cash register.

With the above and other features and objects in view, the inventionwill now be described in more detail with reference to the accompanyingdrawings which represent a preferred embodiment of the invention and. inwhich;

ture. The shade 22 includes a right-hand arm 24 (Figure 2) which,together with the upper portion 20 of the cross member It, forms achannel through which wiring (not shown) may be run to operate thedisplay. Machine screws 25,

which pass through openings drilled in the arm 24, are threaded into thelugs 2| to hold the shade 22 and the cross member [4 in assembledrelation.

The shade 22 is preferably made of moderately heavy cast metal and isclosed at its ends 20. Along the length of the upper edge of the shade22 a longitudinal slot 21 is provided into which fits a sheet 28 oftransparent material preferably of high refractive index. Thetransparent sheet 28 is mounted parallel to the lighting fixture 23 sothat light from the fixture impinges on the lower edge of thetransparent sheet to be transmitted thereby. As indicated at 29 inFigure l, etched or indented lettering or other indicia of anappropriate type appear on the sheet 28 and are illuminated by thelighting fixture 23. The sheet is frictionally held in place in the slot21, and a series of short lugs or extensions 30 along the edges of theslot 21 maintain the sheet in a vertical position.

The fixture 23 is mounted at either end on supports 3| carried by metalclips 32. The clips 32 in turn are attached adjacent opposite end of theshade 22 by machine screws 33. Th lower edge of the transparent sheet 28rests on and is supported by the lamp supports 3|.

The single lighting fixture 23 serves a triple function. It illuminatesthe front of a cash register, as clearly indicated in Figure 4, andalsoilluminates display signs both above and below the fixture. Thetransparent sheet 28 with its indented indicia forms a handsome andpermanent display above the cash register while the demountable card l9forms a readily changeable display. The sheet 28, and the card 19 andthe front of the cash register all are illuminated by the singlelighting fixture 23 and yet the fixture is shaded by the hood 22 so thatther is no glare from the fixture 23.

Having described my invention, I claim:

1. An electrical display which comprises an electrically operated light,a bracket carrying said light, clamping means attached to said bracketand spaced from said light, said clamping means being adapted to beattached to a device to be illuminated by said light, a hood over saidlight, said hood being constructed to shade said light and to directillumination downwardly therefrom, a sheet of transparent materialmounted above said light and projecting above said hood, said sheetbearing indented indicia adapted to be illuminated by said light, and adisplay panel mounted between said light and said device, said displaypanel being likewise illuminated by said light.

2. An electrical display which comprises an electrically operatedfluorescent lamp, an elongated hood over said lamp, said hood being ofsubstantially inverted U-shape cross section, said hood having lampsupports adjacent its ends for supporting said lamp, said hood having alongitudinal slot along its upper edge above said lamp, a sheet oftransparent material mounted in said slot to receive light from saidlamp along an edge of said sheet, said sheet bearing indented indiciailluminated by said lamp, said sheet resting on said lamp supports andbeing maintained in said slot in v rtical position, a bracket attachedto said hood, and clamping means attached to said bracket for securingsaid display to a cash register, said bracket being constructed andarranged to maintain said lamp in spaced relationship above the cashregister to provide illumination for the cash register, and means formounting a display card on said bracket between said lamp and said cashregister.

3. In an electric display, adapted to be mounted upon the cash register,the combination of an elongated, tubular lamp comprising a light source,a hood over said lamp, said hood being constructed to direct the lightdownward, a longitudinal slot in the top of said hood, a sheet oftransparent material seated in said slot, indicia indented in the faceof said sheet and adapted to be illuminated by said light, a verticalpanel attached to one side of said hood, said panel providing a backingfor cards for illumination by said light, and a bracket secured to thelower edge of said panel, said bracket extending substantially at rightangles from the panel on the side opposite the hood and being adapted tobe fastened to the top of the cash register whereby the cash register isilluminated by said light.

4. A bracket for mounting a display sign on a cash register, the displaysign including an elongated lamp and a hood over the lamp for directinglight downwardly comprising; a yieldable panel secured to one side ofthe hood and extending downwardly from one edge of the hood, a yieldablefoot at the lower edge of the panel, a C- shaped bracket adapted toembrace the top of a cash register, means for fastening the foot to thebracket, a lip extending upwardly from the upper face of the bracketadjacent the lower edge of the panel, whereby the panel may be sprungaway from the lip and a display card inserted and clamped, upon releaseof the panel, between the lip and the panel in a position forillumination by the lamp.

CHRISTOS M. KATSETOS.

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